why do people do this on mumsnet? What is the point?

[jasper]

I'm talking about this strike through thingy. I don't understand. Is it meant to be witty? Is it so you can say unkind things but pretend you didn't?

no need to reply, really. So unimportant but I have a lot of time on my hands today

[koala]

pah

[pigeon] [vole]

I knew it was a trap but I couldn't help myself.

Do some of the seasonal ones work out of season?
Like:

[hangry]

Maybe not

thank you thank you thank you for that thread link, if it weren't for the geographical location I would be convinced some vague friends of ours were Mr and Mrs Chopsy, they sound very similar. Everyone should know a couple like that.

I also love the way even the funniest of threads can get derailed by some arse up stick pooper.

[hippo]
[elephant]
[dog]
[cat]
I give up will keep trying!

Yeah! got strike through to work, am quite sad to be proud that I now know how to use that and these

you can all stop now, I think I get it
and I was only kidding in the first place

I am very annoyed that you can't do strike-throughs on twitter/FB etc. and delighted that you can do them on blog posts. I'm afraid I find them amusing, and the little arrowy thingies too. Hate the and the [pombear] though.

I also love when ppl on twitter use #hashtags wittily - or not so wittily in my case :D

Oh yes, I love amusing hashtags!

?

[unicorn]
[warthog]
[pelican]

I'm about to give up.

Can someone talk me through an amusing hash tag please?

[moon]

OK, first example I could find:

'Rioters turned up so we necked a bottle of Liebfraumilch and put Dolly Parton on at full volume. They soon fucked off.' #LondonRiots #pussies

so you hash tag 2 different things- one genuine and one mocking?

In this case yes, because LondonRiots was obviously a real one. But you can just make up your own fake hashtags for amusement purposes.
Here's one featuring just one hashtag, a fake one:

'Why has no Julian Cope fan ever named their child Jellypop Perky Jean? #wokeupwondrin'

I love the strikethroughs and It's their usage that makes me laugh the most.

Same for twitter hash thingies. They can be funny. Took me a while to get the hang of but I am particularly proud of my recent one

Whilst meaning to post "School run should be fun #shitweather" I actually posted-

"Scholl run should be fun #shitweather"

Followed swiftly by-

"Scholl? I don't own a pair honest #shitweather"

Bugger. That second one should have said-

"Scholl? I don't own a pair, honest. #shitfootwear

Haven't tried it, I'm too lazy tired to bother! Is that right?

As a newbie I wondered this myself...also the thing about how to donate action I find amusing.

I love strikethroughs and . They make me piss myself laugh quite a bit